Cement pole.



. l PATBNTBD DBG. 25, 190e. A. G. GROW. CEMENT POLE.'- APPLIOATIONFFLIED SEPT. 24, 1906.4

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Altorney nNiTnnsTATns MUiiPiiYsBoRo, ILLINOIS.

v'Graniti-:Nr Pons.

' speifieatiog of Letters Patent. A pplioalzicn lleli'septemli' v24,1906. Serial 110.336,033.

'Patenteanee 25, 1906.

'To all whom it #my concern.:

.ing had therein to lthe .aft dmwp p This` invention relatesto t 'ai :concrete ypole,` and particularly :to ay sectional structure. o'f l that character adaptedl to be erectedvjto any".`

I desired height. f f

. 'The invenunhas afan btjtt givide. Ia pole composed of sectio'iiseach providedl .with a core avingr at 4its opposite' ends' coup- ,ling Vmeans.by'rvvhich it may be assembled to I an abutting. section and 1n this manner a i pole .-of any desired heightfor any -purpose p in the. dmssgegrigiue i. .is-'a1 eleve-aon off 3.o

can be erected. v

Affi'irtlierv object of i the@V invention yis `ltopifo.-

vvide means for attaching to the core of such` a Apole erossf`-arms for supporting Wires andl bracing suchari'nsagainst movement. n Q

Other and further objects and advantages of the inventionwillbe khereinafter setr'orthand the .novel features defined vby the ,ap-

pended claims.

a pole'ywith the cement 'or fcc ositionipor-` tion insection.y Fig.V 2 is an en arged vertical section through a portion of the crossl' arms.` Fig. is a similar'section throughthe pole and core. Figlifis a detail yperspective of an vinsulator-bracket. f Fig; 5'v is' asimilar view'of'afstep carried b the core, andv 6 f is a'similar-viewof'a co lar carryingthearmbraces.,

f Like numerals of reference indicate" like parts throughout'the vseveral figures of "the, drawings. p d

The numeral 1` desi ateslon'e of the polesections, eachfof Whicnissubstantially simi'- 111.1l in Construction, altho hthe lowermost y, section' is preferably provided. with Y'an venv larged l:base 21,'` adapted tol-'.befsetlin the ground `forl insuring stabilityjthere'of. These "'sections`are formed-:of concrete g or cement `c omposit1on ofya'ny 'desired character and vsurroundl acore'. Thiscoremay be solid,

but is preferablytiibular, as shoWnin Fig.y 3,l 7 v'eachfend thereof` 'being providedwith a coupling' devicee-for instance, a threaded end ,4,

. f adrig);l ted' to iit Within a coupling., `molded 5.5 der some con 'tions it is desirable to ll this Wit the lop Vo'site end of the section.v Uni .n tubular core With cement composition-for Be itl known'that I, ANDERSON G.' Onow,a.

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at physbo'ro, inthe county ofjJackson, State,ci Illinois, have invented' certain newyandfuse-f' yinl'Improvenrients in Cementloles, .o'fjwhich 'the following is .a SpeciQaftiOmueerencebeeinstan'ce, as shown at 6 linFig. `3. The ends LQU- fto be lledwith cementand render the fjoints solid when assembled.

When itis desired -to attach tol'fthegpole. jstepsuas shown in Fig.. 1,- or insulator- .aflxedto thecore in any desired manner-and j-.thefcomposition molded around the same-in 'orthe extendedend thereof an f connected bybraces iSv-With theyarins.l These braces 'are formed withhooks 14 at'- the'ir lower ends, vadapted to engage the eyes 'fof vthe collar, .While the upper .portion of the `brace kis extended throughwthe arm' at 16 .and` there "supplied with a nut l17 for tightly adjusting supports 18 may be securedv to the arms in any Y desired manner-forinstance, r the threaded "ends 19y enteringthe arms, ,as shownfat the upperpo'rtion of Figl'2, or-bjy means of clam f ing-nutsQZO applied'to these ends to secure tllie support 1nv position. n From 'the foregoing it .will be seen'that the 'sections ofthe polel may be conveniently con- 4to the point where the areto be erected and are of such size as to e easily handled and assembled devices'together. is not easily' affected -by climatic 'conditions kand ma .be carried to any desired height or change in "height, asA4 foundjdesiiable orconvement, so vthatgit- `constitutes a permanent 'means for supporting wires.' lIt will also be obvious that ythe 'construction of the crossarms and braces therefor, permits the multiplicationthe'reof asfound desirable, and the dinary pole.

tovsecure b LettersPatent, is-

and having a 'core' embedded thereinproends,

f-lof. thesections may be formed With recesses theiusual Way. L W'hen vthe ypole is used forf suppoi'ting W1res ,`the core maybeextended at itsi'ipper portion, as shown at 9,- and sup-4 7o ator-arms'11 are connected, andtheser arms the parts in proper position. lThe insulatorstructed inanyfdesired place and conveyedr 1. A po e-section formed of coxripositionV videdV with coupling means at its opposite '-gbrackets 8 asy shown in Fig. r3, they. may .beA

by means of collars 12,.sec'ur'ed u 4on the core y'simpl Aksecuring the coupling 'The pole thus constructed stabilityofthefpole permitstlie carrying'of a greaterl number of armsthan uponftl'ie orws Having novTM described my "invention 'fand s'et lorthits merits, what I-claim, andfdesire i'io v posite ends.

2. A pole-section' formed of com osition and having a core embedded therein with coupling means at its opposite ends, and lateral extensions carried by said cere.

3. A pole-section formed of composition and having a hollow core embedded therein provided With threaded couplings at its op- 4. A pole-section formed of composition and haying a hollow core embedded therein Withfthraded couplings at its opposite ends, one .of fsaidV couplings beingextendved -beyond its end ,of` the section.

5. A ,pole-section, formed of- 4corriposition andhayiiga .core embeddedtherein, an armcoupling carried .byifsaid core, and insulatorarms mounted;r` in said; coupling.

6. .A pole-section-com osed ofcomposition and'yhaying-a core-embedded therein, an armcouplingA carried by said core, insulatorarms mounted in said coupling, a collar carried by said core, and braces extending therefrom toV said arms.

7. A pole-section formed of composition and haying a core embedded therein, an armcoupling carried by arms mounted in said coupling, a collar carried by said core, braces extending therefrom to said arms, and adjusting-nuts carried by the ends of said braces and bearing upon said arms.

In testimony whereof I afi-ix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

AnDnRsoNfe. onow.

Witnesses:

A. J. WOODARD, J. W. CARICO.

said core, insulator-v 

